Quotes about absence
absence complete full knowledge possession trust
The possession of full knowledge does away with the need of trusting, while complete absence of knowledge makes trust evidently impossible. Georg Simmel
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In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.
absence flooding looking rain road storm
There is no other place to put that storm water. And in absence of another place to put it, you're looking at road way and residential flooding during a rain event.
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We are all part of a team, so my absence is not a problem.
absence actions almost apologize bomb civilian concern deliberate equal families people refuses targeting
We bomb homes, and these people have families -- and the U.S. refuses to apologize for these civilian deaths. The absence of concern makes their actions almost equal to a deliberate targeting of civilians. William Blum
absence attack early involved notion object work
At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the notion of the painting as an object and tended to attack that idea from different directions. Jasper Johns
absence blows candles great increases mediocre passions wind
Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.
absence fare grow heart thee
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, / Isle of Beauty, Fare thee well!
absence great love puts wind
Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the little, it kindles the great
absence love water
Absence in love is like water on fire, a little quickens, but much extinguishes
absence healthy love
Absence from the person you love is only healthy in theory.
absence candles diminishes fans great increases passions wind
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
absence certain faith impacts information inspire plan seems specific
It seems to me that when the specific plan was approved, there was a certain absence of information as to impacts to Hecker Pass. (That) does not inspire faith in the process.
absence case convince due facts failed material needed
This case failed due to the absence of material facts needed to convince this judge. Jonathan Turley
absence allowed basic corruption flourish individual oversight
This absence of basic oversight has allowed individual corruption to flourish system-wide.
absence broke home men sat streets watched wife
This is a big deal, ... My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart. Dick Armey
absence animals concerned decades disregard food human industry marketing problem reckless welfare
For decades the industry has been marketing and slaughtering downed animals for food with a reckless disregard for animal welfare and human health, ... In the absence of legislation, we're concerned that this problem will continue.
absence bad companies competition consumers continue creep deal fewer internet offering rates regulation services states strong video
For consumers in states like Michigan, you'll have fewer companies offering fewer services and you'll see rates for phone, video and the Internet continue to creep up. In the absence of strong regulation and safeguards this is a bad deal for competition and consumers.
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Food is the most basic forum for discussing things like love and the absence of love; how we hurt ourselves and how we heal ourselves. Laura Benanti
absence brought shock word
It still comes as something of a shock to say that word 'we' in the absence brought by Peter's passing. Dan Rather
absence failure
It's not the absence of money, ... It is a failure of bureaucratic structures. Newt Gingrich
absence christian doctrine object presence
It's not the presence of Christian doctrine I object to so much as the absence of Christian virtue, Philip Pullman
absence area buy metro state tv won
There was one area of the state he did not buy TV and that was Metro East. Where we went head-to-head in the absence of TV ads, we won 2-1.
absence build committed continue fonder grow heart hour leaving phenomenon shows stay
It's an interesting phenomenon now, that some of these shows that stay off the air, kind of absence makes the heart grow a little fonder when they come back on. So we're committed to it by leaving the hour on there to really continue to see it build on itself.
absence america complete deeply family good ideas powerful puts stands touch
It puts me in touch with some deeply felt, old-fashioned, powerful ideas about what America stands for, what the family stands for, what friends stand for. There's a complete absence of cynicism. I think it makes you feel good to be human. Jonathan Demme
absence peace spared though war
They have not wanted Peace at all; they have wanted to be spared war -- as though the absence of war was the same as peace. Dorothy Thompson
absence bin evidence following intelligence question truism
There's a truth, a truism in the intelligence world that is appropriate to the question of where is bin Laden, ... And it is the following -- that the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Donald Rumsfeld
absence based decisive issues job market recovery shift statement upside
There's been a decisive shift to the upside in market sentiment. The Dow has done its job and it has made a statement of recovery based upon defensive-style spending, cyclicality and the absence of accounting-related issues for the Dow.
absence based decisive issues job market recovery shift statement upside
There's been a decisive shift to the upside in market sentiment, ... The Dow has done its job and it has made a statement of recovery based upon defensive-style spending, cyclicality and the absence of accounting-related issues for the Dow.
absence evidence saying
There's an old saying that the absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence.
absence consumer dealing fence flies large mostly number putting rather rights small
There's an absence of consumer rights and a large number of small actors who are mostly criminals. Dealing with them is like swatting flies one by one, rather than putting up a fence to keep out all the dogs.
absence christmas city peace sad year
It's a sad Christmas this year because of the absence of peace in the city or peace and joy,
absence eternal ministry perspective rooted vulnerable
Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart. C. J. Mahaney